Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-12-12

/ P3TthenOn. ana may Oe seen AT the
London Museum. True, the pupils
drawings gave an extremely imper-
feet idea of these divine sculptures,
the relief. contours and proportions
of the original were wanting; above
all. they lacked the golden hue that
| sometimes gives marble the anima-
ton of life. No matter, the rough
sketches preserved some traces of the
| ideal beauty of these wondrous crea-
tions of art. Young Joachim gazed
| at them, intoxicated with delight.
They rendered visible TO his eyes, for
the first time, the beauty of form Of
which he had so often dreamed while
reading the Iiad. But these two
works of art, whose outline he now
perceived, still existed in their full
splendor in Greece and Italy. From
that these two classic lands of beau
tv became the worlds of his dreams.
The morning after this day the old
cobbler put on his Sunday clothes,
dressed his son in his best attire and
took him to the college. The door
keeper received them like a patron,
who was sure of his position.
"Come, come, my little friend,
said he with a triumphant smile, TAX
ing Joachim by the hand. Il have
spoken of you to our estimable prin-
cipal, Herr Toppert, and he is eX-
| pecting YOU" Turning TO the cob
bier, he added, "Follow us, my good
man, You shall see that l promise
nothing | am unable to perform"
They crossed several corridors
within,a reached the private apart
ments of the principal. He was a
handsome old man, with white hair
and a calm, vet expressive counte-
nance. Drawing the child kindly to-
ward him, he began to question him
about his studies. Little Joachim re-
piled to each one, clearly, intelligent
| lv and promptly; the principal was
astonished; his questions were an
swered sometimes even more fully
| than was necessary. For instance,
when the child was questioned about
| Grecian literature, he showed how in
that admirable civilization, poetry
and art flowed from religion, and
said several things concerning the adj
mirable sculptures of antiquity, that
he could have known only by intui-
ton.
When the kind principal asked him
if he had any taste for drawing, he
replied that he felt its charm, and
to learn the art would be useful to
him, if only by fixing in his mind the
lines onI 4-,r-e,urs OF the masterpieoca
of statuary and painting which es-
pecially pleased him, as one writes
notes on a literary subject.
The principal noticed the good
sense of the reply, and promised that
he should enter the drawing class
next morning.
'Good heavens, can it be :" cried
the cobbler who had kept silent.
s'You are going to admit my poor
child to your college,"
Eyes. let him come tonight with
his luggage; it is a settled affair"
The cobbler stammered incoherent
thanks and blessings; the child bow
ed respectfully and gracefully to the
principal, who kissed him on the fore
| head. repeating, 'EThis evening, my
little friend" The father and child
went away full of happiness, thank
ing the door-keeper thousand times.
At first the cobbler had thought Of
nothing but the education his son was
to obtain, and the boy, only Of his
dear studies. But when they return
ed together to the little shop, where
this mutual affection had given them
such happy hours the evening before,
little Joachim began to cry as he made
a bundle Of his books, shirts and
shabby clothes, and his father burst
into violent sobs. Tears do not 90
jure the young they are like the dew
resting on flowers, but those Of odd
men are bitter and destructive; they
are ike hurricanes, which shake, and
upro& and devastate. The poor
cobbler had grown so pale as he help
ed his son, that it seemed as if he
were attackS by some sudden illness.
"It4s 50 sad to think that | shall
not 81 Able to come here every even
aing to eat Dy>s1aker and sleep with
Iea:aeaidzthe child whose tears were
pa@ma.zv w
s'It must be so" replied his father.
trying to conceal his own grief ''you
shall bid me goodnight by throwing
a twig or little pebble over the wall.
II The child smiled At the idea, and
promised that he you'd neyer. fail TO
do 90. They strengthened each 9TH
A. as much as fley could, and to-
Nard night-fall went to the college
door; irquickly closed upon little
JSzcrim,. . they hs1 eyeH been obliged
TO cut short their farewell.
1t was the hour for evening recre-
alton; the child4orrowful thoughts
were soon dispelled by the zeal Of his
new companions; all welcomed him
cordially. 1t was not so with his ia
ther, who was entirely alone after
their parting. On leaving the col
lege be had not the courage to 20 /
back at once to his poor shop, but /